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Tourism & Travel
BBA specialisation
A BBA track on the travel business — tour operations and itinerary planning, travel agency management, airline ticketing, destination knowledge, hospitality basics and tourism marketing. A related named degree is the Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (BTTM).
After Tourism & Travel, you can
How you get in
Class 12 in any stream. Admission is by Class 12 marks, CUET-UG, or a university's own test. Some universities offer the specialisation from the start as a named programme; others let you choose it in the second or third year.
At a glance
- Work is in travel agencies, tour operators, online travel companies and hotels; peak seasons bring long hours.
- Travel demand rises and falls with seasons, the economy and disruptions such as the 2020–21 pandemic.
- Ticketing (GDS) training, a foreign language and destination knowledge are useful additions.
- Common next steps: an MTTM or an MBA.
In numbers
Foreign tourist arrivals in India4
in lakh arrivals
Earlier provisional figures were lower (about 61.9 lakh for 2022 and 92.4 lakh for 2023). Shows demand in the sector, not jobs or hiring for graduates of this course.